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6/7/2006 3:35:00 PM | Firestone Recalls "Destination" Passenger Tires 
=(0) Firestone will be replacing its Destination A P265/75R16 passenger tires produced between January 29 and February 4, 2006 because a machine tool was not set up properly causing a potential defect in those tires. The flaw could lead to tread separation, rapid air loss and crash. The recall was ordered by the National Highway Traffic Safety...
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6/3/2006 3:45:00 AM | Metro death lawsuit returns to federal court =(0) A wrongful death lawsuit against Washington DC's Metro (subway system) is back on, after a federal appeals court overturned the original dismissal of the case. At issue is whether the Metro was negligent in not having at least one functional up escalator on a very hot day, or at least posting signs for the functional elevator. A 37 year o...
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6/1/2006 10:06:00 AM | Lawsuit filed over mini-train accident =(0) An oil company has been sued in Traverse City, Michigan, over an accident that occurred in the city zoo last summer. An employee, delivering fuel to a tank, allowed a diesel fuel hose to cross a train track, and the zoo's "miniature" train ran over it, causing a fire. Nobody was killed but there were injuries, and the lawsuit in question ...
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6/1/2006 5:15:00 AM | Plane crash survivors sue Boeing =(0) Lawsuits have been filed in Chicago stemming from the crash of a plane in the Amazon jungle in 2005. Defendants are Boeing, Pratt & Whitney, and TANS Peru, the airline. All are accused of negligence. Seven who survived the crash are suing including the father of a baby who was killed. Among other problems, the lawsuit alleges that th...
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5/31/2006 9:54:00 PM | Honda to fix 420,000 vehicles =(0) Honda is recalling nine vehicle models because of ignition key interlock problems. The key may be withdrawn from the ignition even when the car is not in "park". Models include the Fit, Stream, Civic, and several others, all with automatic transmissions. Over 400,000 vehicles are involved.........................
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5/31/2006 2:41:00 PM | Toyota Motor to recall about 1mn vehicles globally =(0) A Toyota Prius recall in the US is part of a larger global recall of ten Toyota models worldwide. Half of the cars affected were sold in Japan and about 170,000 Prius' in the US are involved. The steering shaft assembly is defective and could crack, causing loss of vehicle control. The cars affected were built between September 2002 and N...
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5/27/2006 9:45:00 AM | GM Recalls 30,000 Corvettes Because Of Roof Defect =(0) GM has issued a recall of over 30,000 Corvettes because a defect could cause detachable roofs to detach while driving. The defect is in the adhesive between the roof and the car frame. Owners should consult their local dealers for inspection and free repair. No injuries have been reported because of this issue, so far...................
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5/26/2006 6:29:00 AM | Airbag lawsuit against automaker reinstated =(0) A lawsuit against GM has been reinstated in Mississippi. It concerns an Oldsmobile whose airbag allegedly did not deploy in a 1997 accident, in which a woman was injured. The woman and her husband sued but the case was dismissed before GM got to testify, for "insufficient evidence". However on appeal, the Mississippi Supreme Court felt t...
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5/24/2006 10:16:00 AM | Lawsuit filed against OnStar will be allowed to proceed =(0) A wrongful death lawsuit against the OnStar service by the parents of a Baton Rouge teenager may proceed according to a federal judge. The teenager disappeared after leaving his parents' home in their Suburban (an SUV). He was later found murdered and suspects have been arrested. The parents had requested that OnStar help track the vehic...
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5/23/2006 6:14:00 AM | Family of train-wreck victim to sue for $1M =(0) The family of a Mississippi man who was killed when a train hit his car at a level crossing, will sue the county and the town as well as CN Rail and Amtrak, for $1 million. The crossing had only a sign but no crossing gates or warning lights at the time of the accident in March 2006. Warning lights were in the process of being approved an...
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5/19/2006 6:40:00 AM | Tire maker sued in wreck =(0) Yokohama Tires has been sued by the families of three young men killed in a South Carolina car wreck last year. The three, all Citadel cadets, were riding in an SUV when it crashed. The lawsuit alleges that the tires were inherently defective and that the vehicle had been properly maintained. .........
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5/18/2006 1:19:00 PM | More RJ Tire Woes: US Airways Planes Pop Tires In Albany, DC =(0) Two incidents occurred this week in which regional jets had tire blowouts upon takeoff. Both planes recovered safely with no injuries, one aborting takeoff and the other, returing to land. Officials inspected the runways for foreign object debris such as that which brought down the Concorde in 2000 in Paris; none was found, and the tires ...
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5/16/2006 11:24:00 PM | Known Defect Leaves Some Ford Owners Stuck =(0) Reports have emerged of a defect in Ford cars and trucks built between 1997 and 2003. It concerns spark plug failure in Ford Triton V8 and V10 engines, which were used in pickup trucks, SUVs and some car models. The reported defect causes a spark plug to "blow out" of the engine, leading to a loss of power while driving. So far Ford has d...
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5/16/2006 3:38:00 AM | Toyota to Recall 217,767 Prado Sport-Utilities to Repair Axles =(0) Toyota is recalling over 200,000 Land Cruiser Prado SUVs worldwide because of a defect in the rear axle shaft which may lead to tires falling off while driving on winding roads. The vehicles in question were built between 1996 and 1999. One accident but no injuries have been reported because of the defect, which affects vehicles in Japan,...
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5/12/2006 4:50:00 AM | Roof crush data may go public =(0) This concerns a dispute over whether to release to the public, internal documents concerning the effect that the strength of a vehicle roof has in affecting the outcome of rollover accidents. It appears that Ford and its subsidiary, Volvo, have conflicting opinions on this issue but are fighting to keep the documents private for fear of reveal...
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5/11/2006 2:30:00 PM | Volvo recalling 108,000 XC90 SUVs because of steering problems =(0) Over 100,000 Volvo XC90 SUVs are under recall because of a flaw in the front suspension that may lead to difficulty in steering while parking. No accidents are known to have occurred due to this flaw which involves loosening of ball joints. Volvo is owned by the Ford Motor Company...................
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5/11/2006 5:01:00 AM | Experts tout stability control for vehicles - =(0) A new study reveals that electronic stability control mechanisms in SUVs and passenger cars work very well to prevent rollovers. Chances of a fatal rollover crash were reduced by 73 per cent in SUVs and 40 per cent in regular automobiles. Monitors in these systems can detect trouble points in stability, and can apply individual wheel brak...
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5/10/2006 3:18:00 AM | Amtrak, families reach settlement over girls' deaths - =(0) Amtrak has settled with the families of two Washington State girls who were struck and killed by a train while walking on railway tracks in 2000. The suit centered around whether the train engineer was negligent. Although he had blown the whistle, two of three girls at the scene did not get out of the way in time. Amtrak was originally cl...
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5/10/2006 3:08:00 AM | Firestone tire line targeted for recall =(0) A fifth petition to recall a discontinued line of Firestone Steeltex tires has been filed by a California law firm. Lisoni & Lisoni is asking the NHTSA to recall 30 million of the tires, still in use. Firestone voluntarily recalled almost a half million of these tires in 2004. Accusations of incompetence and wrongdoing are flying be...
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5/7/2006 4:40:00 AM | Parents may sue MBTA over fatal accident =(0) The Supreme Judicial Court in Massachusetts has ruled that a lawsuit against the MBTA and Amtrak may proceed. It concerns the death, seven years ago, of a young girl who was hit by a train while trying to negotiate a level crossing with her bicycle. The girl's parents contend that the train was speeding and that the engineer did not blow ...
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